MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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